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Welcome!
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2.
Baltic SCOPE
(March 2015 – February 2017)
Towards coherence and cross-border solutions
in Baltic Maritime Spatial Plans
Project LOGO
http://www.balticscope.eu/
Ingela Isaksson, Project Manager and co-ordinator Baltic SCOPE 2015-2017, SwAM
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Baltic SCOPE
A joint collaboration bringing together
all MSP authorities
and
relevant Regional Sea Organisations
in the Baltic Sea Region
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The partnership
MSP authorities
• SE: Swedish Agency for Marine and Water
Management (SwAM)
• DE: Federal Maritime and Hydrographic
Agency (BSH)
• DK: Danish Nature Agency (DAN)
• PL: Maritime Office in Szczecin (MOS)
• LV: Ministry of Environmental Protection
and Regional Development (MoEPRD)
• EE: Ministry of the Interior (Min. EE)
• FI: Ministry of the Environment*
• LT: Ministry of Environment*
• DE: Ministry for Energy, Infrastructure and
Regional Development of Mecklenburg-
West Pomerania*
Regional organisations
• VASAB secretariat
• HELCOM secretariat
• Nordregio
• HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG*
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Accompanying research
• Finnish Environment Institute
(SYKE)
• Nordregio
* Associated partners
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5.
EU-framework directive for MSP
2014/89/EU
• Adopted by the Council in
EU 23 July 2014
• Shall support sustainable
development and blue
growth applying
an ecosystem-based
approach
• Take into account land-sea
interactions
• Promote cooperation
among Member States
• Plans to be established at
the latest in April 2021
Window of opportunity
• Proposal MARE/2014/22
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€Granted

6.
Evaluation 85 points (100)
• Relevance: 18 (20)
+ very relevant, fully reflects objectives of the call, brings together
almost all Baltic countries and relevant regional organisations
– ”clearer information could have been provided on the added value that the project
will bring to the existing HELCOM-VASAB work”
• Added value: 17 (20)
+ involves authorities and organisations directly involved in MSP, case studies –clear
added value, builds on earlier experiences
– as above
• Methodology: 12 (15)
+ well described, links up well with the on-going processes, leasons
learned to be taken up by authorities, data needs and handling are
broadly covered.
– data needs could have been detailed
– Involvement of NGO not very clearly explained
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Evaluation
• Means of implementation: 12 (15)
+ resources seems to be adequate, cost effectiveness addressed
through back-to-back meetings
– establishment of a closer link between the assignment of the task and the
budget
• Project management:13 (15)
+ structure clear and well defined
– Would have benifitted from inclding also an explanation on the risk
management
• Dissemination with visibility: 13 (15)
+ well planned and structured, good visibility and outreach to
stakeholders
– existing language barriers could have been part of the risk managment
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Building blocks & alignment with
ongoing and coming projects
BaltCoast (2001-2004)
PlanCoast (2005-2008)  Handbook of Integrated Maritime Spatial
Planning
BaltSeaPlan (2008-2012)  BaltSeaPlanVision 2030 (principles for
transboundary planning)  BaltSeaPlan findings
PlanBothnia (2010-2012)
PartiSEApate (2012-2014)  crossborder consultation + BSR MSP
Data Expert Group
MASPNOSE, AdriPlan, TPEA
EMODnet, INSPIRE, and the MSFD process
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10.
Towards the sustainable planning
of Baltic Sea space
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• Sustainability
• Pan-Baltic thinking
• Spatial efficiency
• Connectivity thinking
Guiding principles

11.
The overall Baltic Scope approach
• Achieve cross-border cooperation
• Support actual implementation of MSP in
Member States – closely linked to national MSP
• Deliver added value to ongoing MSP processess
by being additional to ongoing tasks
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• alignment of national plans
Recommendations for
• implementing an ecosystembased approach to MSP
• the use and exchange of data in MSP
• the use of the SEA in MSP
• institutional stakeholder process in MSP
• evaluating the MSP process (transboundary issues)
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Objectives/expected results of
Baltic SCOPE
Regional Sea Organisations & National MSP Authorities in BSR
methods & results filtered into the Baltic MSP process
 fostered by the HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG & national MSP

13.
Baltic SCOPE project set-up*
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*as shown in application
Thematc
group

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Baltic SCOPE project set-up
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Coordination and management
Communication and dissemination
Lessons learnt: transnational MSP + data exchange
Monitoring & evaluation framework
Case studies
South West Baltic
SE, DE, PL
Latvia
LV, EE, SE
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Baltic SCOPE Case Study Areas
cross-border consultations for two real MSP cases
• The South West Baltic Case
• The Latvian Cross-border MSP case
Step-by-step approach  common
solutions found in joint discussions 
greater alignment of national plans
Comparative approach  general
recommendations for cross-border MSP
Common context and framework
Particular focus on transboundary
process and data (SEA, obtaining data,
legends, ecosystem approach) 
development of a suitable
monitoring and evaluation process
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Case studies: Step-by-step approach
1. Month 1-6: Assessment of
– National planning systems / MSP status
– Available information for “stocktake” in given case areas
– Transboundary compatibility of stocktake
– “Hot topics“ or “hot spots“
2. Month 7-12: Identification area of
– Workable, specific issues to be dealt within project time
(conflicts or synergies)
– Stakeholder views on given issues in the respective
3. Month 13-18: Solutions to the identified topics
4. Month 19-24: Conclusions on cross-border planning
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Cases – Assessment phase
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National inventories
National planning
systems (maritime and
land-based)
+ Maritime
GIS data/maps
from HELCOM
+ Socio-
economic
data/maps
from
Nordregio
Specific planning issues/Hot spots / hot
topics
• Transboundary conflicts / synergies / (in)coherent approaches:
• Shipping & ports
• Offshore wind energy and grids, incl. sand and gravel
extraction
• Fishery and aquaculture
• MPA networks
• LV case: SEA process
Transnational comparison
• Planners meeting 1
• “Homework”
• Planners meeting 2
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Cases – Identification phase
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Hot spots / hot topics
Planners meeting
Thematic working group meeting
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
National stakeholder consultations
Baltic SCOPE
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Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

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Cases – Solution phase
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Thematic working group meeting
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Planners meetings
SEA Meeting*
* LV case
National stakeholder consultations
Baltic SCOPE

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Cases – Conclusion phase
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Planners meetings
SEA Meeting*
Planners meetings
Last SEA Meeting*
* LV case
Baltic SCOPE

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Cases – Post-project phase
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Planners meetings
SEA Meeting*
Planning solutions National MSPs
Baltic SCOPE

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Lessons learnt – cross-border process
(Lead: Nordregio)
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Planners meetings
SEA Meeting*
Case studies
Completed questionnaires
Interviews with planners and stakeholders /
participatory observations at meetings
Deliverable:
Report on
lessons learnt
/recommendations
for future cross-
border MSP
processes
Fill in
Input
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Develop questionnaire for each case

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Lessons learnt – Data exchange
(Lead: HELCOM)
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Planners meetings
SEA Meeting*
Data aspects of case
studies
Deliverable:
Report on
lesson learnt
on the use and
exchange of
MSP relevant
data
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Monitoring and evaluation
(Lead: SYKE)
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Planners’s
feedback
• Literatures
• Policy documents
• Existing E&M
frameworks
• (MSP & terrestrial) Draft E&M framework
Case study
observations
Deliverable:
E&M Framework
• Embraces all phases of MSP (development, implementation, review)
• Includes the following aspects:
• Criteria and indicators
• Cross-border elements of MSP
• Financial resources required
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Planners’s
feedback
Draft E&M framework

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Communication and dissemination
(Lead: VASAB)
Communication
package
• Corporate identify
• Flyer
• Roll-up
• PPT
• Communication
plan & strategy
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Website &
newsletter
Presentation of
the project
• EU MSP Expert
Group
• HELCOM-VASAB
WG
• EMD
• ...
Layout and
production
of
publications
Baltic SCOPE
conferences
• Kick-off
conference
• 2nd MSP
Forum
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Timeline – Month 1-6
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March ‘15 April ‘15 May ‘15 June ‘15 July ‘15 August ‘15
SWB / LV
case
Planners
meeting
Planners
meeting
Country
fiches;
Area report;
Terrestrial
planning
lessons
M&E Meeting
SYKE +
Nordregio
E&M
session
Draft E&M
framework
Man. &
coord.
Project
meeting;
Cooperation
Agreement
Communi
-cation
Communi-
cation
package
EMD;
Website
EU MSP
expert
group
Lessons
learnt
Question-
naire
Surveys Surveys

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Timeline – Month 7-12
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Sept. ‘15 Oct. ‘15 Nov. ‘15 Dec. ‘15 Jan. ‘16 Feb. ‘16
SWB / LV
case 3 Thematic
meetings National stakeholder consultations
3 Thematic
meetings,
incl. 1 Planners
meetings
National
stakeholder
consultations
M&E E&M session E&M session
Man. &
coord.
Project
meeting;
Reporting
Project
meeting
Communi
-cation
Kick-off
conference;
HELCOM-
VASAB WG
EU MSP
expert group
Lessons
learnt
Survey Survey
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Timeline – Month 13-18
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2016
March
2016
April
2016
May
2016
June
2016
July
2016
Aug.
SWB / LV case
National stakeholder consultations
3 Thematic
meetings, incl. 1
Planners meeting
M&E Meeting
SYKE +
Nordregio
Definition
of criteria
+
indicators
Man. & coord. Reporting Project meeting
Communi-
cation
EMD
Lessons learnt Surveys
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Timeline – Month 19-24
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2016
September
2016
October
2016
November
2016
December
2017
January
2017
February
SWB / LV
case
Planners
Meetings
Final case
study
reports
M&E Final draft of
E&M
framework
E&M
session
Publication
of final E&M
framework
Man. &
coord.
Reporting Project
meeting
Final
reporting
Communi
-cation
2nd MSP
Forum,
Production
of materials
Layouted
project
materials
Lessons
learnt
Surveys Final report
on lessons
learnt
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Case study areas
interaction between these and the BSR
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South-West Baltic
case
Latvian
cross-border
case

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Roles and Responsibilities - SwAM
Swedish Agency for Water and Marine
Management (SwAM) – Sweden
• Lead Partner: Overall responsibility for the
project, project management, communication &
dissemination
• Main partner and coordinator of the South-West
Baltic case (SWB)
• Partner in the Latvian MSP case
• Topic coordinator in SWB case: fishery & MPAs
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Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency –
(BSH) – Germany
• Partner in the SWB case (joint inventory, conflict
& synergy analysis, MSP approaches, Thematic
Working Groups)
• Topic coordinator SWB case: Energy
• Links to the DG MARE North Sea project
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Roles and Responsibilities - BSH

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Roles and Responsibilities - DNA
Danish Nature Agency (DNA) – Denmark
• Partner in the SWB case (joint inventory,
conflict & synergy analysis, MSP approaches,
Thematic Working Groups)
• Topic coordinator SWB case: Shipping
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Roles and Responsibilities - UMS
Maritime Office in Szczecin (UMS) – Poland
• Partner in the SWB case (joint inventory, conflict
& synergy analysis, MSP approaches, Thematic
Working Groups)
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Roles and Responsibilities - Min LV
Ministry of Environmental Protection (Min LV)
– Latvia
• Main partner and coordinator of Latvian cross-
border case
• Topic coordinator Latvian case: Environmental
Data & MPAs, SEA
• Co-Coordinator for Energy
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Roles and Responsibilities - Min EE
Ministry of the Interior – (Min EE) – Estonia
• Partner in Latvian MSP case (joint inventory, conflict &
synergy analysis, MSP approaches, Thematic Working
Groups)
• Assessment of how the EE MSP process has to be aligned,
how the ongoing processes can be aligned
• Topic Coordinator Latvian case: Navigation and ports,
fishery
• Co-coordinator: Energy
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Roles and Responsibilities - SYKE
Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE) – Finland
• Coordinator for Component 1b: Developing a monitoring &
evaluation framework for the two cross-border cases
• Integration of planning experience from Plan Bothnia in
Finland
• Integration of Finnish regional planners to transfer expertise
from PlanBothnia
• Transfer of knowledge & experience from / to BaltWise “Gulf
of Finland and Northern Baltic Sea” project
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Roles and Responsibilities –
VASAB Secretariat
VASAB Secretariat
• Coordinator for Component 3: Communication &
dissemination
• Project Website
• Project Leaflets, Newsletters & Reports published
• Integration / Transfer to EUSBSR framework
• Linkage with other DG MARE EU projects
• Organizer of kick-off event and final conference/
2nd Baltic MSP Forum
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Roles and Responsibilities - HELCOM
HELCOM Secretariat
• Based on the HELCOM AIS EWG and the HELCOM
AIS network and database, as well as other relevant
HELCOM information systems, provide both case
studies, the project consortium and thematic
working groups on shipping with maritime traffic-
related GIS information/data.
• Provide overall support to consortium on MSP data
• Transfer / integration of experience from
PlanBothnia project
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Roles and Responsibilities - Nordregio
Nordregio
• Coordinator of Component 4: Lessons Learnt
• Transfer of experience from BSR land planning
• Transfer to NMR activities in MSP-BSR
• Comparative observation of the two case studies
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Roles and Responsibilities –
Associated Partners
Associated Partners: Finland, Lithuania, Germany
• Liaise with HELCOM-VASAB Maritime Spatial
Planning (MSP) Working group (WG)
• Give input from their MSP experience(s)
Finland: Ministry of the Environment
Lithuania: Ministry of Environment
Germany: Ministry for Energy, Infrastructure and
Regional Development of Mecklenburg-West
Pomerania
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s.PRO
Antje Roß
Carsten BeyerAngela Schultz-Zehden
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Post-it April 2017 - what have we achieved?
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• Input to national MSP
• Some common agreement to be taken home to each country
• Plans match each other (content not ready solutions)
• High level of coherence between countries
• Common Roadmap how to solve certain issues
• Common understanding how issues can be solved
• Applied the ecosystem approach in praxis
• Some scenarios
• Some realistic solutions
• Lots of more experience
• Strengthened the network
• Broaden the group and expertise
• Gathered lots of experiences, exchange of methods and tools
• Helped each other in the involvement of stakeholders
• Better connection between regional groups and countries
• Also other agencies in countries are engaged in the process
• Good collaboration Nordregio – SYKE
• Framework provided by the application proved to be good
 Impact on the environmental status of the Baltic

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Dates to be put in your calender
Planners meeting SWB
• 6-7th May in Copenhagen first planners meeting
• 10-11 June in Stockholm second planners meeting
Planners meeting LV-Est-Sw
• 22 May in Riga first planners meeting (deliverable xx)
• 4 August in Estonia second planners meeting
Partners meeting
• 28th September in Riga
Kick-off event external Exchange of experiences
• 29th September in Riga
Final conference / 2nd Baltic MSP Forum
• November, 2016
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Thank you for your attention
& safe trip home!
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